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LITERATURE AXD LITERARY PROGRESS IN 1872. 



POLITICS AND SOCIOLOGY. The political pub- 

 lications of the year were mostly of party and 

 transient interest. Of more permanent value, 

 or, at least, having regard to more permanent 

 interests, are, " The Dangerous Classes of 

 New York, and Twenty Years' Work among 

 Them," by C. L. Brace, and "The Nether 

 Side of New York," by Edward Crapsey. 

 Quite descriptive and suggestive is the title, 

 " The Recent Financial, Industrial, and Com- 

 mercial Experiences of the. United States; a 

 Curious Chapter in Politico-Economical His- 

 tory,'' by D. A. Wells. A subject that is un- 

 doubtedly destined to draw to itself an in- 

 creasing measure of popular interest is treated 

 in " Minority or Proportional Representation ; 

 its Nature, Aims, History, Processes, and Prac- 

 tical Operation," by Salem Dutcher. The pro- 

 tective system is zealously defended in " The 

 American System : Speeches on the Tariff 

 Question and Internal Improvements," by 

 Andrew Stewart, late M. 0. from Pennsylva- 

 nia. The copyright question is discussed ad- 

 versely to any international arrangement in 

 "The International Copyright Question con- 

 sidered with Special Reference to the Interests 

 of American Authors, American Printers and 

 Publishers, and American Readers," by Henry 

 C. Carey. The rights of authors do not weigh 

 heavily in this scale of considerations. A re- 

 lated subject is dealt with in " The Duty on 

 Books: Argument in behalf of the Book- 

 Trade of Philadelphia, before the Finance 

 Committee of the Senate." We find also the 

 following : 



The Duty on Coal. By Israel W. Morris. 



How to Pay Off the National Debt. By Duff 

 Green. 



The Labor Question. Thoughts on Paper Cur- 

 rency and Lending on Interest, as affecting the Pros- 

 perity of Labor, Commerce, and Manufactures. By 

 VV. Brown. 



The Constitution of the United States, with a 

 Complete Index ; and Washington's Farewell Ad- 

 dress ; to which are appended the exceedingly inter- 

 esting 115 Items and Paragraphs in Washington's 

 Original Manuscript, that he afterward either omit- 

 ted or amended. By Joseph Bullett Burleigh, 

 -LL/. D. 



Paper Money the Root of Evil. An Examination 

 ol the Currency of the United States, with Practical 

 BUffgeationB for Restoring Specie Payments without 

 Bobbing Debtors. By Charles A. Maun. 



Dream of a Free - Trade Paradise, and Other 

 Sketches. By Cyrus Elder. 



Eeview of Stephana's " War between the States." 

 By a Constitutionalist. 



The Black Man at the South, and the Eebels. By 

 Charles Stearns. 



A Handbook of Politics for 1872; being a Record 

 of Political Action, National and State, from July 15, 

 1870, to July 15, 1872. By Hon. Edward McPherson. 



ihe Issues of American Politics. By Orrin Skin- 

 ner, of the New York Bar. 



THE USEFUL ARTS. Under this head is in- 

 cluded a large variety of publications, in which 

 the practical habit of our countrymen is ex- 

 pressed not excluding the ornamental arts, 

 and the destructive art of war : 



Mines, Mills, and Furnaces of the Pacific States 



and Territories. By R. \V. Raymond, U. S. Minino- 

 Commissioner. 



Treatise on Acoustics, in Connection with Venti- 

 lation. By Alexander Saeltzer, Architect. 



The Metric System of Weights and Measures. By 

 Frederick A. P. Barnard. 



The Elements of Agriculture. A Book for Youno- 

 Farmers. By George E. "Waring, Jr. 



Manual of Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis 

 with the Blowpipe. From the last German edition 

 revised and enlarged, by W. Richter. Translated 

 by Henry B. Cornwall, E. M., and John II. Cas- 

 well, A. M. 



The Civil Engineer's Pocket-Book of Mensuration, 

 Trigonometry, Surveying, Hydraulics, Hydrostatics, 

 Instruments, and their Adjustment, etc. By John 

 C. Trautwine. 



Practical Treatise on Limes, Hydraulic Cements, 

 Mortar, etc. Fourth edition. By Q. A. Gillmore. 



Pottery : Observations on the Materials and Manu- 

 facture of Terra-Cotta, Stone-Ware, Fire-Brick, 

 Earthen-ware, etc. By Arthur Beckwith. 



Church Architecture. By H. Hudson Ilolley. 



The Kedge-Anchor ; or, Young Sailor's Assistant. 



Practical Dairy Husbandry. By X. Willard, A. M. 



The American Stud Book. By S. D. Bruce. 



Tachyhippodamia : or, The Art of Taming Horses. 

 By Willis J. Powell. 



Practical Rules in Music, with Tabular Illustra- 

 tions. By John P. Marsh. 



Piano Text-Book ; containing a Complete System 

 of Musical Notation, together with Rules for Finger- 

 ing the Scales. Practical Hints to the Pupil, etc. By 

 Addison P. Wyman. 



The Manufacture of Steel. By Prof. M. L. Gruner. 

 From the French. By Lenox Smith, A. M., E. M. 



The Complete Phonograph er. By Jas. E. Munson. 



A Dictionary of Words and Phrases used in Com- 

 merce, By Thomas McElrath. . 



The Origin and Antiquity of Engraving with 

 some Remarks on the Utility and Pleasures of Prints. 

 By W. S. B. 



What to Do, and Why, and How to Educate Each 

 Man for his Proper Work, describing Seventy-five 

 Trades and Professions, and the Talents and Tem- 

 peraments required for Each. By Nelson Sizer. 



Notes on the Bastion System of Fortification : its 

 Defects and their Remedies. By E. S. Holden, B. S. 



Annual Record of Science and Industry. Edited, 

 with the Assistance of Eminent Men of Science, by 

 Spencer F. Baird. 



Farm-Gardening and Seed-Growing. By Francis 

 Brill. 



A Treatise on Diseases incident to the Horse. By 

 Alexander Dunbar. 



Hints to Army Officers on the Care of Troops. 

 By Benjamin Rush, M. D. First published in 1777. 



A Manual of Guard-Mounting, and Duties of Sen- 

 tinels. 



Easy Rules for the Measurement of Earthworks 

 by Means of the Prismoidal Formula, with an Exten- 

 sive Table for finding the Solidity in Cubic Yards, 

 from Mean Areas. By Morris Elwood. 



The Art of Graining; How Acquired, and How 

 Produced ; with Description of Colors and their Ap- 

 plication. Illustrated with 42 colored Plates on Stone. 

 By Charles A. Picket and A. Metcalf. 



The Immigrant Builder; or, Practical Hints for 

 Handy Men ; showing clearly how to construct Dwell- 

 ings m the Bush, on the Prairies, or elsewhere, 

 cheaply and well, with Wood, Earth, or Gravel. Co- 

 piously illustrated. By C. P. Dwver, Architect. 



Window Gardening. Devoted specially to the 

 Culture of Flowers and Ornamental Plants for In- 

 door Use and Parlor Decoration. By Henry T. Wil- 

 liams. 



The Fruit and Fruit-Trees of America.^ Second 

 Revision and Correction, with Large Additions, and 

 an Appendix for 1872, containing Many New \ arie- 

 ties. 



The New Poultry-Book. A Practical Treatise on 



